WRITER
Daniel Pearl
1963 - 2002
Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal. On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped by Islamist militants while he was on his way to what he had expected would be an interview with Pakistani religious cleric Mubarak Ali Gilani in the city of Karachi. Pearl had moved to Mumbai, India, upon taking up a regional posting by his newspaper and later entered Pakistan to cover the war on terror, which was launched by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Pearl has received more than 4,088,658 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Daniel Pearl is the 5,770th most popular writer (down from 4,698th in 2019), the 8,921st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,797th in 2019) and the 684th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
4.1M
Page Views (PV)
45.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
2.46
Effective Languages (L*)
4.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Daniel Pearl ranks 5,770 out of 7,302. Before him are Vincenzo Consolo, Aleksandr Chakovsky, Shahrnush Parsipur, Javed Akhtar, Julian Symons, and Ulrich Plenzdorf. After him are Nigella Lawson, Irmtraud Morgner, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, Jhumpa Lahiri, Florian Zeller, and Mirvarid Dilbazi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Consolo
1933 - 2012
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 5,764
Aleksandr Chakovsky
1913 - 1994
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 5,765
Shahrnush Parsipur
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 5,766
Javed Akhtar
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5,767
Julian Symons
1912 - 1994
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,768
Ulrich Plenzdorf
1934 - 2007
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,769
Daniel Pearl
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,770
Nigella Lawson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,771
Irmtraud Morgner
1933 - 1990
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5,772
Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov
1900 - 1938
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5,773
Jhumpa Lahiri
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 5,774
Florian Zeller
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 5,775
Mirvarid Dilbazi
1912 - 2001
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 5,776
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Daniel Pearl ranks 379. Before him are Sergey Kozlov, Aleksandr Domogarov, Federico Moccia, Karl Lauterbach, Jan Mølby, and Thomas Brezina. After him are Candan Erçetin, Laura Flores, Mark McGwire, Oleh Kuznetsov, Slobodan Dubajić, and Zhu Jianhua. Among people deceased in 2002, Daniel Pearl ranks 282. Before him are Kees Mijnders, Vladimir Vasyutin, Lily Carlstedt, Regīna Ezera, Ruth Williams Khama, and José Hierro. After him are Katya Paskaleva, Bill Bruce, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Geoffrey Crossley, Hellmuth Marx, and Jovdat Hajiyev.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsSergey Kozlov
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 373
Aleksandr Domogarov
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 374
Federico Moccia
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 375
Karl Lauterbach
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 376
Jan Mølby
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 377
Thomas Brezina
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 378
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 379
Candan Erçetin
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 380
Laura Flores
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 381
Mark McGwire
BASEBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 382
Oleh Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 383
Slobodan Dubajić
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 384
Zhu Jianhua
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 385
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsKees Mijnders
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 276
Vladimir Vasyutin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2002
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 277
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 278
Regīna Ezera
WRITER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 279
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 280
José Hierro
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 281
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 282
Katya Paskaleva
ACTOR
1945 - 2002
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 283
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 284
Erna Bogen-Bogáti
FENCER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 285
Geoffrey Crossley
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 286
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 287
Jovdat Hajiyev
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 288
In United States
Among people born in United States, Daniel Pearl ranks 8,921 out of 20,380. Before him are James Cotton (1935), Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), Robert S. Langer (1948), Alice Marble (1913), and Eddie Floyd (1937). After him are Dick Clark (1929), Anita Bryant (1940), Steve Wynn (1942), Steve Miner (1951), Eleanor Garatti (1909), and Walter Becker (1950).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames Cotton
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,915
Marie Osborne Yeats
ACTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,916
Tennessee Ernie Ford
SINGER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,917
Robert S. Langer
INVENTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,918
Alice Marble
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 8,919
Eddie Floyd
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,920
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,921
Dick Clark
ACTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,922
Anita Bryant
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,923
Steve Wynn
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,924
Steve Miner
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,925
Eleanor Garatti
SWIMMER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8,926
Walter Becker
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 8,927
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Daniel Pearl ranks 684. Before him are James E. Gunn (1923), Jack McDevitt (1935), Robert Bly (1926), Ann Rule (1931), Gardner Dozois (1947), and Diana Der Hovanessian (1934). After him are Steven Saylor (1956), Avram Davidson (1923), Edward Abbey (1927), Iris Chang (1968), Sarah Orne Jewett (1849), and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850).
James E. Gunn
1923 - 2020
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 678
Jack McDevitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 679
Robert Bly
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 680
Ann Rule
1931 - 2015
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 681
Gardner Dozois
1947 - 2018
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 682
Diana Der Hovanessian
1934 - 2018
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 683
Daniel Pearl
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 684
Steven Saylor
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 685
Avram Davidson
1923 - 1993
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 686
Edward Abbey
1927 - 1989
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 687
Iris Chang
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 688
Sarah Orne Jewett
1849 - 1909
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 689
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1850 - 1919
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 690